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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Download Mozilla Firefox 6 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)

Today is the official date of the Mozilla Firefox 6 release. It is ready for download right from the Mozilla FTP servers itself. OS supported are WIndows, Mac, and Linux (download links below).

Mozilla 5 itself has been blazingly fast, but it is said that Mozilla 6 even boasts faster browsing speed at 1.2 times or 20% faster, while still maintaining its former user friendly interface.

A list of Mozilla 6's Changelog:
-Added support for EventSource / server-sent events

-Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
-Streamlined the look of the site identity block
-Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
-Added support for window.matchMedia
-Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
-The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
-Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
-Improved usability of the Web Console
-Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it